U.S. History
Unit 3 Project: The New Republic (Chapters 8-10)
Unit Theme = Challenges
Time Period = 1789-1840


Unit 3 Project Workspace
Period 8


Directions: This document serves many purposes.1. Place your name in one of the available spots. We will use this list in class to determine the order of presentations.2. Record your preliminary project topic3. Replace your preliminary topic with a narrowed research question/issue. Let others know precisely what you are researching4. Replace your research question/issue with a learning objective for your presentation. What specifically do you want your audience to be able to do after hearing your presentation?5. List the type of visual aid that you will be using during your presentation.6. I also need to know the title of your project and the type of higher level thinking you have chosen.


Grading:


  • Titles will receive a score of either 10 (Advanced), 7 (Developing), 5 (Basic), or 0 (Not submitted)
  • Make sure your title:
    • includes a title and subtitle separated by a colon
    • has proper capitalization and spelling
    • is both creative and describes the content
  • Objectives will receive a score of either 10 (Advanced), 7 (Developing), 5 (Basic), or 0 (Not submitted)
  • Make sure your objective:
    • completes the sentence: "The student will be able to..."
    • is clear ( We know people, place, documents, and ideas to be discussed)
    • is measureable (It describes how students will demonstrate an understanding
    • has proper capitalization and spelling



Student Name
Step 1: Preliminary TopicStep 2: Research Question/IssueStep 3: Objective(s) for the presentationStep 4: Add trigger words for higher level thinking tasks
Type of Visual Aid
1 Ian Harris
Topic: Partisanship
Research Question: How did the formation of political parties affect the new government, and were there "partisan politics?"
Title: For Better or Worse: Partisanship in Our New Government
Objective: The student will be able to compare the Federalists and the Democratic- Republicans to today's parties and decide if the development of factions was for the better or the worse.
Trigger Word (analysis): Compare
Trigger Word (synthesis): Decide
Prezi
2 Hannah Brem
Topic: The Burning of the White House
Research Question: How did the Americas allow their capital to be attacked?
Title: Into the Inferno:The Burning of Washington D. C.
Objective: The student will be able to examine the Burning of Washington and tell why 1. our defense failed and 2. how we recovered from the loss.
Trigger Word (analysis): examine
Trigger Word (synthesis): tell why
Prezi
3 Anthony Petrolias
Topic: Presidensy of Andrew Jackson
Research Question: ?
Title: Andrew Jackson: Hero or Villian
Objective: The student will be able to defend their catigorization of weather Andrew Jackson was a hero or a villian.
Trigger Word (analysis): Catigorization
Trigger Word (synthesis): Defend
Prezi
4 Marie Erickson
Topic: The Birth of Political Parties (Democratic-Republicans and Federalists)
Research Question: How did the birth of political parties come about, what were the parties and their beliefs, and what challenges did they have to overcome?
Title: Political Parties Emerge: Democratic-Republicans and Federalists Change Our Nation's Views
Objective: The student will be able to justify how specific people would decide which political party to join, and they will have analyzed how the political parties were formed and the challenges that the original political parties had to overcome.
Trigger Word (analysis): analyze
Trigger Word (synthesis): justify
Website
5 Emma Buerger
Topic: USS Constitution (Old Ironsides)
Research Question: What is the USS Constitution and why was it important?
Title: Old Ironsides: The Remarkable Journey of America's Oldest Battleship
Objective: The student will be able to justify why Old Ironsides was valuable and to have examined why the boat was so indestructible.
Trigger Word (analysis): Examine
Trigger Word (synthesis): Justify
Prezi
6 Caroline Ingalls
Topic: States' Rights
Research Question: What are State's Rights?
Title: States' Rights: Differing Opinions of the Constitution
Objective: The student will be able to explain the concept of States' Rights. They will be able to relate States' Rights to documents and events. The student will also be able to decide a side (for/againest States' Rights)
Trigger Word (analysis): Relate
Trigger Word (synthesis): Decide
Prezi
7. Renee Cline
Topic: XYZ Affair
Research Question: What effects did the XYZ affair have on our country?
Title: The XYZ Affair: We Don't Take Bribes
Objective:The student will be able to diagram what were the motives behind the XYZ Affair and determine if it was a was wise decision for President John Adams to make. Why do you think so?
Trigger Word (analysis): diagram
Trigger Word (synthesis): determine
Video
8 Sadie Saxton
Topic: The Barbary Pirates
Research Question: What caused the Barbary war and what action was completed to stop it?
Title: The Barbary Pirates: A Controversial Fight
Objective: The student will be able to identify what action was taken against the Barbary Pirates, and the student will be able to compare and contrast the pros and cons to this decision.
Trigger Word (analysis): Compare
Trigger Word (synthesis): Decide and Defend
Prezi/Video
9 John Manning
Topic: Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans
Research Question: What was the Battle of New Orleans and what did Andrew Jackson do during this battle?
Title: Andrew Jackson: Fighting in the Battle that Should Never have Happend
Objective: The student will be able to evaluate what happened during the Battle of New Orleans and investigate why Andrew Jackson was such a vital leader.
Trigger Word (analysis): Investigate
Trigger Word (synthesis): Evaluate

10. Caroline Glickert
Topic: The Star Spangled Banner
Research Question:Is the Star Spangled Banner a good song for the National Anthem and what are the pros and cons of having the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem?
Title: The Star Spangled Banner: A Poor Choice for the National Anthem?
Objective: The students will be able to defend their own opinions on whether or not the Star Spangled Banner is a good choice for the National Anthem after they learn the pros and cons of the national anthem.
Trigger Word (analysis): pros and cons
Trigger Word (synthesis): defend

11 Joe Swindal
Topic: Pike's Expedition
Research Question: Where did Pike explore, and who was he with?
Title: Pike's Expedition: A Journey of Struggles and Discoveries
Objective: The student will be able to identify where Pike and his party explored, plus explain his discoveries and struggles.
Trigger Word (analysis): Identify
Trigger Word (synthesis): Explain
Prezi/Short Video
12.Christian
Vietmeier
Topic: Louisiana Purchase
Research Question: What is background information on the Louisiana Purchase, and what challenges did it pose to the United States?
Title: The Louisiana Purchase: Doubling Up America
Objective: The student should be able examine and justify background information on the Purchase and compare positive's vs. negatives
Trigger Word (analysis): Compare
Trigger Word (synthesis): Justify
Prezi Link
http://prezi.com/0gksbwcifxbi/edit/?auth_key=xmucltk&follow=ovl3efpw3i1f
Prezi
13 Anthony Gaughan
Topic: John Adams
Research Question: What is background information on him, how did he become president, and was he still involved in politics after his presidency?
Title: From President to Family Man: The Celebrated Life of John Adams
Objective: The student will be able to evaluate the life of John Adams before and after presidency and tell why or why not he was engaged in politics after his time in the office.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): Evaluate and Tell Why
http://prezi.com/vulv21hcfs3h/unit-3-history-john-adams/
Prezi
14 Julian Auer
Topic: The battle of Tippecanoe
Research Question: Who fought, who won, why did they fight, and where did they fight?
Title: The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back: The Battle of Tippecanoe.
Objective: The student will be able to identify the causes, end result, and leaders in the battle of Tippecanoe.
Trigger Word (analysis): Examine
Trigger Word (synthesis): Argue
PPT
15 Stephen Tragesser
Topic: Lewis and Clark
Research Question: Who were Lewis and Clark? What was the journey that they went on?
Title: Lewis and Clark: A Journey of Immense Proportions
Objective: The student will be able to evaluate the difficulty of their journey by explaining what was so challenging about their quest.
Trigger Word (analysis): Examine
Trigger Word (synthesis): Decide

16 Denis Pesacreta
Topic: The Era of Thomas Jefferson
Research Question: What are Thomas Jefferson's greatest successes?
Title: The Thomas Jefferson Era: 8 Years That Changed the Country
Objective: The student be able to name and summarize each of the successes in the Thomas Jefferson Era. They will also be able to decide which event is the most important in their opinion.
Trigger Word (analysis):understand
Trigger Word (synthesis): decide
http://prezi.com/rwitibupyfzk/edit/?auth_key=a2o05t2&follow=s-ajv1y4elri
PREZI
17Joey Lowen

Topic:Sacagawea

Reasearch Question :How did Sacgawea aid the Lewis and Clark expedition . Also a little bite about her background .

Title: Sacagawea a Vauble guide

Objective: The student will be able to give you a brief summary about Sacagaweas life and her expediton with Lewis and Clark .

Trigger Word (analysis): Examine

Trigger Word (synthesis): Decide

PowerPoint
18 Meghan Wells
Topic: Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears
Research Question: What is the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears?
Title: The Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears: The March of Misery
Objective:
1. The student will be able to evaluate the consequences of the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears.
2. The student will be able to outline the events before, during, and after the Trail of Tears.
Trigger Word (analysis): Outline
Trigger Word (synthesis): Evaluate
Poster
19Preston Chamberlin
Topic: Invention of cotton Gin
Research Question: Was the invention of the cotton gin negative or positve
Title: Positive or negative?: the invention of the cotton gin
Objective: Students will be able to ague, based on information, wether the cotton gin was a negative or positive invention.
Trigger Word (analysis): examine
Trigger Word (synthesis): argue
PowerPoint
20 Jordan Davis
Topic: The Whiskey Rebellion
Research Question:How did the rebellion start and end. Also to know both sides of the Rebellion?
Title:Whiskey Rebillion:A Rebellious March
Objective: The student will be able to put the events in order from the start to last and tojustify why The Whiskey Rebellion started and why it ended.
Trigger Word (analysis): Order
Trigger Word (synthesis): Justify
PowerPoint
21 Tasha Mwanakalando
Topic: Alexander Hamilton
Research Question:
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Objective: For students to describe and identify main events during the life of Alexander Hamilton.
Trigger Word (analysis): Describe
Trigger Word (synthesis): Identify

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23 Owen Chamberlin
Topic: Alien and Sedition acts
Research Question: ?
Title: The Alien and Sedition Acts: Four Laws Designed Unconstitutionally
Objective: The student will be able to explain all four Alien and Sedition Acts and understand there cause and effects
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25 Ethan Dewit
Topic: The yellow fever epidemic of 1793
Research Question: What exactly was the yellow fever epidemic of 1793, and what affect it had on people
Title: The Bite of Death:The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
Objective: The Student will be able to describe what happened durring the yellow fever epidemic of 1793, how it was caused, and how it ended.
Trigger Word (analysis): Order
Trigger Word (synthesis):Tell Why
Power Point
26 Rob Elzer
Topic: The War of 1812
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